The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-03

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voted at that election and furnished the
campaign funds that were requisite for its
success.
this statement and showed that the only dis
arose from the fact that he and his
did go out of office.
When I refused to rey,olutionize the State
government when the lamented Gov. Witt
died, then the discomfort WAS heard, and it
has been worked up until IL has assumed the
and strength OF q strict party
Il Ionisisna nd ssa, Won sps Vii Rllipfii5 md p am snas egi.
dence OF complaint against the administra-
ton of Gov. Nichols, and from those who
are supporting him to-day. But there. was
~tration. There was no faction then formed
and organized to lead q var upon o Demo-
cratic administration. Now we nave Gen. |
Nichols and his friends organizing all over
/ have traced this discomfort from the be-
ginning, and have followed it to its maturity.
No reasoning man in the State will deny that
the party OF Soy sn Nichols mas assumed 9 DIS
Democrats. We have not yet ascertalned
what they propose to reform. They have an
nounced no policy except that of o deter
,nined opposition to the present State admin
istration.
In referring to the
LETTERS WHICH HE WROTE TO ME.
one of.which has been published. soliciting
certain appointments for his friends in the
State Offices in New Orleans he says. refer
Tor tax collector, that it was personal and
private between man and man. He says it
was not sen to the State House. but to the
st. Charles Hotel. 1t was, nevertheless. an
official letter, and has remained in the Ex-
ecntive office. All recommendations for
Office are public documents when filed. In
one. of TIE letters requesting the recognition
OF his late appointees, in whom he was
most interested. = they were appointed, and
this letter like. others remains as an official
document in the Executive Office. Writing
on such o letter the word Personal" does
NIT that it was q private letter. Gov. Nichols
mad made charges against me for personal
appointments, and the letters were used for
the purpose Of not only refuting the charges,
but TO chow that he was anxious to look af-
work on the Philosophy of the Human
Mind, y by the late Thomas Brown, professor
Of moral philosophy in the University OF
Edinburgh. 1t is a work which | Will COM
mend to the orators of the reform party. 1
think they will find in it some instructive
| reading. In writing on the duties Of friend
ship, where there has been the closest inii-
macy in confiding a secret to . friend, he
says. vol. 2, p. 500:
What was eonfded to us in years Of confidence
should be still as safe In our bosom as before.
The only dispensation by which it can be morally
allowable for us TO violate the trust Is the Sian.
der of our reputation by the confder himseR, II
1 lNC Il W tpou2Ao uAs Slid WAnIA h4D
sure of the secret which he has trusted to US
would render manifest our innocence. His very
tacit fniimation to us that his trust is ut an end.
Gen. Nichols further Etates in his address
at BastTop that the letter to me recommends
ing certain pal ties for official position was III
st. Charles avenue, wherein | asked him. to
advise me as to men and measures, n that
the letter Was a private communication. !
have no recollection of any such converse
l 4fan. hHf II rui1l rNIaQ M fccIIQ with fran Mich.
oils in this matter and will accept his declara-
tion that / did solicit his advice in the way
of measures and men, I certainly received
no advice from him as to measures, but as to
men ! did. In
THE FOLLOWING LETTER,
to which he refers, ne does not allude to ms
invitation for advice because OF his expe.
rienee. and which / no doubt would have been
glad to haye received, but at Tt the sallcl.atIiGI[
not request him TO do so. but he says, ] d.
so of my own notion"
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. - 1881.
Gov. s. D. McEnery.
Ny Dear GovernorI desire TO call to yonr con
siderafion the foilowing-named persons Wit
held appointments under me, and who u
a Fozzms saPil sRsir f shties and aa q R Rsasssf .a RE
fasSsiSn: s6 csys snS De y sast regi as Fsour 9p seters
and Torres as harbormastsrs. Some of the above
YOU IL their behalf. do SO Of my own motion
bsliSling thsm 70 ne competent on sas and sad.eisn
pointed by me were appointed under disadyan
tageous circumstances; the second one. com
Pefncv. Tsa msds M with speciai and exclusiy
references to QUALIFICATIONS. in their position.
purchasers ands% ellers9 and requested each hous
3 furnish me me manner. living them IN the orde
i IL tns Ss mali ali h. 1 a 4 tie i've on TIE list
having the highest humber; have never hear
believe It has been universally recognized Q
q made up Of the best maternal; d.appotnted 0aya
mac mnqer clfeumssances WHEN mace nas ss sa
J a aOd t aalg IL s1 a. n ~ 9 ean aas aenes II tha ne w 1as 3
!; ernS srss % as IN n1 one single letter 70 ibrilne e you
notice these Of nay late appolnteest IN whom I az
1beye s Mi Ss any yfaneies n snv other once,
] but i believe It fight to testify to the good cor
l duct Of these genflemNspp;. nonrs trll JT5auorIa
4 NaonoIL5,
There ,is nothing IN THIS iefter tfab is OF
1ectionabls. 1 only referred 70 IL 70 ansWe
the charge OF personalIsTna and TO snow tina
he was solieitous for his friends, for guch
presume they were 2 ougnsto nave pesn.
: Gen. Ogden was kind enough 20 ADVISE m
! IS to measures = naea 2 day Wnem q
tions from time to time have been OF gTea
: service to the State IN the management g
: her finances:
; s, Ii one q ,, ms ss9 Il Vita aaba cn nafes snm,
comment on the address I delivered at MOE
ROE. Melt er ne nor Gem Nlcnolls nor an
: OF the reform orators nave Z
eontroyert the facts stated II that address
Mr. Ramsey q Union parish aenlee Ins
. Io1isiara has made progress IN pIoporSio
8 TO her sisteI. states, DUB o4egs No e!ldsncs =
1is ailsgaslen anai s aouns y ne ns !
. access 20 9 single, report IroM any STATE z
\ which ne referred. ~ vase Wlla asseIuon
4 flEe many o5hegs Made .ps sna IsIosinsIs
motives; the rance q thelr mora onal
v actersi their unsell1sn pnrpoSss ~ aianiiesss
e ~ their declaTatons !nas aney sls nos ~
Z lltleal oince seehsts, VI s ttLEso 1872 wa,a y. \ sa ~.
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